pickRelationship Status: “It‘s complicated”— on the one hand I agree, don‘t drop bombs and stop destroying cultures. On the other hand, I disagree with the author‘s vague misogyny and eugenics. A heck of a time capsule, ironically enough, considering the subject matter.
I guess ultimately it was not dreadful and rather short. Perfect for a book club read.
Yikes these are hard #wonderouswednesday @Eggs
1. Susanne Clark, Ariel Lawhon, Alan Bradley, Joanne Fluke
2. Favorite genre - magical realism
So therefore favorite book - tagged
Ok I can't pick one so...
Favorite genre - mystery
Favorite book - thirteenth tale.
Just a really well done, creepy mystery. That's my sweet spot
3. I'll go with Alan Bradley although I feel like I could say Jasper Fforde, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Joanne Fluke.
Fantastische boek over een 17de eeuwse Utopische wereld, waar de hoofdpersonage de keizerin ervan wordt. Het verhaal is vol met referenties naar alchemie, astronomische theorieën en esoterisme, maar ook maatschappelijke thema's.
so-so16/150 I FINALLY finished January's #ClassicLSFBC selection. I'm not sure if the book was too high brow for my low brow tastes, but I found a great deal of the book mind numbingly boring. I didn't like Shevek as a character, he was cold, aloof and more interested in his physics theorems than in other people. I don't think I'd want to live on Anarres or Urras, they both were unpleasant places for different reasons. I'm probably missing ⬇️⬇️
An absentminded reader‘s tale:
I was looking to see how much the tagged book was on Kindle. I have the audiobook from Hoopla. Sometimes I alternate between audio and Kindle when I‘m trying to finish fast. Amazon informs me that I *already bought* this book on Kindle, on June 19, 2017. 2017!! I forgot I had it. Here is a screenshot of the order. It was $4.98 total for both, so I got a heck of a deal that day. I‘m so glad Amazon reminded me. 🤦🏻♀️
so-soNot too sure what I shall think about this book. I appreciate it as one of the first sci-fi stories and wirtten by a highly educated woman. But I don't really know what to think about all those philosophical parts. Most of them are rather out-dated or way over my head. I did not like the last part (apart from the female friendship), that was only about war and builing strong weapons. But Ant-Man und Spider-Man made me smile 😉
so-soPhysicist Shevek has traveled to a new planet to develop a theory that would revolutionize the universe. He then finds himself embroiled in a civil war.
Le Guin‘s world building always astounds me. & the politics! So complex & flawed! Also loved the discussions of community, what we owe to the people around us, & morals. But I forget that sometimes her sci-fi gets a little dry for me. I need to read the rest of this series though. 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
bailedI read this book years ago and I remember feeling lukewarm about it back then. This time I couldn't even finish it. It was very slow and had a lot of political undertones. DNF at around 30%.
#ClassLSFBC @Ruthiella
